Woman's Club of Woodbury plans busy October

The Woman’s Club of Woodbury will meet at noon on Oct. 7 at Deptford Public Library, 670 Ward Drive. Hospitality Committee members Paula Beal and Florence Mangold will provide light refreshments prior to the business meeting. Guest speaker will be Helen Antenucci from Gloucester County College. Her topic will the SHIP Program.

Three delegates from Girls Career Institute have been invited to give reports on their experiences at the institute held at Douglass College this past June. Members will stay after the meeting to construct party favors for patients and guests at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden.

Two Woman’s Club of Woodbury members will attend Friday events at the Middle Atlantic Region Conference in Wilmington, which will be held from Oct. 3-6. They will report at the Oct. 7 meeting on the lunch at Cantwell’s Tavern and the tour of historic houses in Odessa and on the Friday evening banquet highlighting New York and New Jersey Women’s Clubs.

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Reservations will be submitted and car pool formed to attend the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs Fall Conference at The Imperial Hotel in Somerset on Oct. 21.

The goals of this conference are to bring members together to network, to present important information and to energize the membership for a productive year.

Saturday, Oct. 26, has been designated Day of Service where women’s club members from all over the state come together to work on a single project to “Make a Difference” in the lives of others. Garden District members will meet at the Porch Club in Riverton to assemble household item kits and children’s activity items and pajamas for the Family Promise center in our area. Any leftover items will be delivered to domestic violence facilities.

Woman’s Club of Woodbury’s current fundraisers include sale of tickets for Boscov’s Shop For a Cause Day on Oct. 22, and bus trip to Byers Choice and Peddlers Village on Nov. 23. Also, orders are being taken for items from Uncle Al’s Pecans. See any Woman’s Club of Woodbury member to purchase these items, or call 856-845-4650 or 856-845-2923 to place your order or inquire about joining the club.